Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Collyn- 8 Months

Our precious baby boy is 8 months old. Pretty soon I will be planning a birthday party. I can't believe it! Here are some updates:

GROWTH: I haven't measured Collyn since last month. He goes in next month for his 9 month check up so we will know how much he weighs then.

SLEEP: We are doing great with sleep. He had the flu a few weeks ago, so it took him a few days to get back on schedule, but he is pretty much sleeping through the night. Bedtime is at 9:30 PM and he will sleep until 5:30 AM (Sometimes he wakes up at 11 PM to nurse). He will nurse at 5:30 AM and sleep until about 8 AM. He takes 2-3 naps each day. Morning nap at 10 AM, afternoon nap at 1 PM, and sometimes an evening nap at 6 PM. He is sleeping in his crib in his room and does really well with it.

EATING: I am still nursing, but not exclusively. I am slowly weening Collyn from nursing. I have dropped 1-2 feeding per day nursing and given him a bottle instead. I will nurse in the morning right when he wakes up. He has breakfast, usually oatmeal with a fruit puree. Then, he has a bottle before or after his morning nap. I feed him lunch which is usually a veggie puree and a finger food. He goes down for his afternoon nap and then I will nurse him when he wakes up. He has a bottle before dinner. Eats dinner. Then, I nurse before bed. I want to nurse until he is one, but he really needed to learn how to use a bottle/sippy cup because he was refusing both. He now can use both a bottle and sippy. New foods this month: Scrambled eggs, chicken, beef, turkey, noodles, ham, broccoli

CLOTHING: 6-9 Month

DIAPERS: Size 3

DEVELOPMENT: Crawling. More of an army crawl, but he is on his way... and he is quick! He can pull himself up to his knees by a chair. Sometimes he can pull himself all the way up to standing. He can self-feed lots of soft foods. He waves Bye-Bye. He goes from sitting position to crawling position. He holds his own bottle.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Happy Easter From The Haines Family

Easter was different this year. I can't even really say it was a good easter. The boys had fun with family, but the whole family had passed around the flu bug.

The Easter bunny came to our house the night before bringing the boys Easter candy, some movies, cars, finger paints, and toys.

I got the boys ready while Lyndon was layed out on the couch sick. The boys and I went to church. We usually go to both services, but there was no Sunday school and Lyndon wasn't there so I just went to the 2nd service. The boys napped on the car ride home. Our church is 2 towns away which is about a 30 minute drive. This is the only nap they got... This kind of tells you the attitudes they had the rest of the day.

We went to my parents house for easter dinner and an egg hunt. Lyndon was still layed out on the couch.

The dinner was great! My mom always does a great job. All the kids had a great time searching for eggs.

Easter Dinner at Grandma Kays

On Saturday evening, we went to Lyndon's grandma and grandpas house for an early Easter Dinner. We ate outside, which was so nice because that is not normal for Idaho weather. She made us Ham, green bean casserole, homemade mac and cheese, fresh veggies, and dessert was fruit and fondue. It was delicious.

Alden played in their yard with all his toys that he hasn't seen since last summer. He fed the chickens in the coop and gathered eggs. He filled up the water tank for the cows, "drove" the tractors and then really got to drive the 4-wheeler around the farm.

Collyn was passed around to everyone and was able to sit on some of the equipment.

Stomach Flu

UGH! Our home waited until the last week of flu season to get the stomach flu. What a joy. Alden and Collyn got it on Thursday night, Lyndon got it on Saturday night, and I got it on Sunday night. Poor Lyndon missed Easter service and Easter dinner at my parents house and I was able to see Easter dinner... twice. I think we are finally better, thank goodness. Our little guys were so miserable.

Standing Man

1 week shy of 8 months old, Collyn decided this is what he needed to start doing. Let the exhaustion begin.

My Sweet Boys

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I'm going to be that parent! I love my boys to the moon and back! They are the sweetest things ever. Alden is 2, but you wouldn't know it. He is so sensitive and sweet. He cares about peoples feelings already and is constantly worried where is brother is and loves to play with him. His vocabulary is above and beyond where is should be.

Collyn has a whole different personality than Alden, which I love. Alden loves to be snuggled at night (We are still fighting him being in our bed at night) But Collyn wants his own space when he is sleeping. However, he is the baby that wants to be held ALL.. DAY.. LONG. If you walk away from him, he will let you know, at a very high volume. He has the best little giggle and already picks on his older brother.

Together, the boys are already best friends. It is the sweetest thing. Alden wants Collyn to play with him all the time, and Collyn loves the attention so they play together really well. We are so blessed with these two precious boys.

My Mini-Firefighters

Alden and Collyn played in this thing for over a 1/2 hour. Which is a long time for a 2 year old and a 7 month old.

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